Yen Ta Fo

Name: Yen Ta Fo
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 200g wide or thin rice noodles; 4 tbsp yen ta fo sauce (red fermented tofu sauce); Fish balls and fish tofu; 100g squid, scored; Fried tofu cubes; Morning glory, cut into lengths; 1 litre clear pork broth; Fried garlic and crispy wonton strips

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Also known as: Yentafo, Yen Ta Four, Pink Noodle Soup

About this dish

A bright pink noodle soup coloured with red fermented tofu sauce, with fish balls, squid, tofu and morning glory.

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Ingredients

🍜200g wide or thin rice noodles

🫙4 tbsp yen ta fo sauce (red fermented tofu sauce)

🐟Fish balls and fish tofu

🦑100g squid, scored

🧈Fried tofu cubes

🥬Morning glory, cut into lengths

🍲1 litre clear pork broth

🧄Fried garlic and crispy wonton strips

Method

Serves 2

Bring the broth to a simmer.

Blanch the noodles and morning glory and put them in bowls with a spoonful of yen ta fo sauce each.

Cook the fish balls, fish tofu, fried tofu and squid in the broth.

Ladle the broth and toppings into the bowls.

Finish with fried garlic and crispy wonton strips, and season with chilli vinegar.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Yen ta fo is a Thai-Chinese noodle shop favourite; its sweet-sour pink sauce comes from fermented red bean curd.

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